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On a recent trip to California, I had the chance to drive a Porsche Panamera 4S from Los Angeles to Carmel, near San Francisco. (Interesting side note: Carmel once had Clint Eastwood as its mayor.) We could have taken Highway 5 through the desert, but we opted instead for the …

One of the show-stoppers at the Los Angeles Auto Show, which was held just last week, was the new Porsche Boxster Spyder. And you’ve got to admit, the location for the launch was particularly well chosen. I mean, call us biased, but north of the border we would have preferred …

Whenever a new 911 Turbo launches, it’s always a big deal. It has been ever since the very first was launched at the 1974 Paris Motor Show. And since the body and basic dimensions have remained unchanged over the years, Porsche hasn’t had to give it a new code. Instead, …

The author of In Praise of Folly, Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus (Erasmus of Rotterdam to his friends), perhaps said it best when he wrote, “Fortune favours the fool, the audacious and those who are not afraid to say: ‘The die has been cast.’ Wisdom, on the contrary, makes men timid.” This …

Hohenstein-Ödenwaldstetten, Germany – Over the years, the Porsche 911 has evolved to the point that today it comes in a wide range of models, including the one that expresses the spirit and philosophy of this mythic car more than the rest: the GT3. The engineers in Porsche’s racing department, who …

Remember the stir the Cayenne caused when it was introduced in 2003? Many wondered why Porsche would bother hopping on the SUV bandwagon, given their reputation for sports cars. But business is business, with money trumping ideals more often than not, much to the dismay of purists. Nonetheless, the Cayenne …

The Porsche 911 made an impact from the moment it first appeared on the automobile scene. This is a sports car that has captured the hearts of practically all performance enthusiasts and is, in fact, the model that is considered the heart of the manufacturer. The 911 has certainly become …

We all remember the stir the Cayenne created when it was introduced in 2003. People wondered why Porsche, known for its sports cars, was getting into SUVs. But for Porsche, just like any other company, money speaks louder than ideals. And disappointed purists should know that thanks to the Cayenne, …